金箔

jīnbó
noun #33,228

Meanings

  1. 1 gold leaf
  2. 2 gold foil

Examples

Fóxiàng de biǎomiàn tiē mǎn le jīnbó.
The surface of the Buddha statue is covered in gold leaf.
Zhè dào tiándiǎn shàng sǎ le yīdiǎn jīnbó.
A bit of edible gold leaf was sprinkled on this dessert.

Tips

culture
金箔 is hammered to wafer thinness (often <0.1 micron) and used for gilding statues, lacquerware, temple roofs, and high-end edible decoration. Nanjing has been the historical capital of Chinese gold-leaf production for over 1,700 years.

Stroke Order

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